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History of the Minors: El Comandante on the Mound
1959 Havana Sugar Kings Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Camilo Cienfuegos, Che Guevara, Cookie Rojas, Cuba, cuban baseball, Fidel Castro, Gran Stadium, havana, International League, Junior World Series, Leo Cardenas, Luis Arroyo, Mike Cuellar, minor league baseball, Rochester Red Wings, sports
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History of the Minors: Ty Cobb’s Side Hustle
The New Haven Colonials Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged Babe Ruth, baseball, Eastern Leag;ue, George Weiss, history, minor league baseball, New Haven Colonials, sports, Ty Cobb
9 Comments
The History of College Basketball Happened Here
The Palestra has hosted more college basketball games than any other facility. Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged basketball, Big 5, college basketball, NCAA Tournament, Palestra, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Princeton University, sports, University of Pennsylvania
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Of Cults, Baseball and Equal Rights: Pt. 2, The World Series of the West
An integrated baseball tournament in a segregated age. Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Denver, Denver Post Tournament, House of David, Kansas City Monarchs, Negro Leagues, Satchel Paige, segregation, sports
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Of Cults, Baseball and Equal Rights: Pt. 1, St. Louis Cardinals vs. House of David
When a 19-year old female pitcher took the mound against a team with eight future Hall of Famers. Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Benjamin Purnell, cults, Eden Springs, history, House of David, Jackie Mitchell, major leagues, Mary Purnell, sports, St. Louis, St. Louis Cardinals
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
buy me some peanuts and an over-priced hat… Continue reading
Dogs Love Baseball
or maybe it’s just the hot dogs Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Sports
Tagged baseball, dogs, Palisades Credit Union Park, pets, Rockland Boulders, Skylands Park, sports, stadiums, Sussex County Miners
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A Season of Ballpark Food
From filet mignon at Citi Field to pork roll in Trenton with a stop in Rockland for teriyaki. Continue reading
Sportswriters Speaking Out About Athletes Who Don’t
Montclair Literary Festival panel discusses sports and social protest Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged basketball, Football, Montclair Literary Festival, NBA, NFL, sports, sportswriters
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Spring Break for Baseball Fans
A Grapefruit League photo tour Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Travel
Tagged ballparks, baseball, Florida, sports, Spring training, stadiums, travel
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